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    Trump Seeks to Reassure Allies at G-20
    Jun27

    Trump Seeks to Reassure Allies at G-20

    Amid renewed concern among America’s allies about the U.S. president’s commitment to them, Donald Trump is seeking to offer reassuring words after arriving in Japan for the Group of 20 leaders’ summit.During his first meeting in Osaka — a working dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison — Trump was asked...

    EU Extends Ukraine-Related Sanctions On Russia For Another Six Months
    Jun27

    EU Extends Ukraine-Related Sanctions On Russia For Another Six Months

    European Union ambassadors have officially prolonged for another six months economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event
    Jun27

    Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday.Merkel, 64, folded her arms across her chest while her body trembled for around two minutes as she stood alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at an indoor event where Germany’s new justice...

    Germany’s Angela Merkel Seen Shaking for Second Time in a Week at Berlin Event
    Jun27

    Germany’s Angela Merkel Seen Shaking for Second Time in a Week at Berlin Event

    BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday. Merkel, 64, folded her arms across her chest while her body trembled for around two minutes as she stood alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at an indoor event where Germany’s...

    Trump in Japan for G-20 Summit, Talks With World Leaders
    Jun27

    Trump in Japan for G-20 Summit, Talks With World Leaders

    U.S. President Donald Trump arrived Thursday in Osaka, Japan, where he is attending a summit with other leaders from the Group of 20.On the sidelines of the main event, Trump is scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings, including those with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and Friday talks...

    Trump Lands in Asia for His Most Consequential Overseas Trip This Year
    Jun27

    Trump Lands in Asia for His Most Consequential Overseas Trip This Year

    OSAKA, Japan — President Donald Trump on Thursday began what is likely his most consequential overseas trip of the year, one that will present the “America First” president with a flurry of international crises, tense negotiations and a growing global to-do list. Trump landed in Osaka, Japan, for the annual Group of 20 summit amid a tropical...

    Ukrainian Authorities Investigate ‘Attempted Murder’ Of Politician
    Jun27

    Ukrainian Authorities Investigate ‘Attempted Murder’ Of Politician

    Police in the Ukrainian city of Konotop have launched an attempted murder investigation after the city’s former mayor, Artem Semenikhin, was brutally beaten in the early hours of June 27. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    President Trump Heads to Asia for Global Talks on Trade, Iran and More
    Jun27

    President Trump Heads to Asia for Global Talks on Trade, Iran and More

    (WASHINGTON) — The fun and flattery are largely over for President Donald Trump as he embarks on his third overseas trip in a month, this time facing a flurry of international crises, tense negotiations and a growing global to-do list. Trump heads first to Osaka, Japan, for the annual Group of 20 summit, then on to South Korea for consultations...

    Russia Hails Restoration of Its Council of Europe Voting Rights
    Jun27

    Russia Hails Restoration of Its Council of Europe Voting Rights

    Russian officials are hailing the decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to ratify credentials of the country’s delegation, restoring Russia’s participation five years after the country was stripped of voting rights. But seven countries including Ukraine said Wednesday that they were recalling their...

    Putin, Unclassified
    Jun26

    Putin, Unclassified

    We Need to Talk About Putin: How the West Gets Him WrongMark Galeotti Ebury Press, 2019, $19.95, 160 pp. Editor’s Note: This is the first essay in a multi-author series on “Getting Russia Right”. Coming next week: Carla Anne Robbins.Mark Galeotti’s new book, We Need to Talk About Putin—subtitled “How the West Gets Him Wrong”—is a...